Section 57 — PRISON ACT 1995

(a)

without lawful authority, purchases or receives or is found in possession of and who fails to account satisfactorily for his possession of—

(i)

an article which has been supplied to a prison officer for the execution of his duty; or

(ii)

a medal or decoration granted to a prison officer for service or good conduct;

(b)

without lawful authority, manufactures, sells, supplies, offers to sell or supply a reasonable facsimile of—

(i)

a badge or device used to indicate that a person is a prison officer or the rank of a prison officer; or

(ii)

a medal or decoration granted to a prison officer for service or good conduct;

(c)

unlawfully wears, uses or displays otherwise than in the course of a stage play or other theatrical performance—

(i)

a uniform of a prison officer;

(ii)

a badge or device to indicate that he is a prison officer; or

(iii)

a dress having the appearance of or bearing the distinctive marks of the uniform of a prison officer, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable, on conviction, to a fine not exceeding one thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both.

(2)

A prison officer who sells or disposes of—

(a)

any article which has been supplied to him or any other prison officer for the execution of duty;

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(b)

any medal or decoration granted to a prison officer for service or good conduct, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable, on conviction, to a fine not exceeding one thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both.

Smuggling of prohibited articles into prison